Fort Trumbull State Park

At Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, tour a 19th-century coastal defense fort on the Thames River and try your luck on the fishing pier. Saltwater anglers can hook bass, bluefish and tautog.

At Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, tour a 19th-century coastal defense fort on the Thames River and try your luck on the fishing pier. Saltwater anglers can hook bass, bluefish and tautog. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant)

At Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, tour a 19th-century coastal defense fort on the Thames River and try your luck on the fishing pier. Saltwater anglers can hook bass, bluefish and tautog.